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2nd Circuit defers to executive will on application of sovereign immunity
The Second Circuit recently held that federal common law protections of sovereign immunity did not preclude prosecution of a state-owned foreign corporation.
State-specific OSHA guidelines: Michigan
United States | Publication | January 18, 2022
The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) has issued workplace guidelines for employers and employees and created a new hotline, 855-SAFEC19 (855-723-3219), to answer guideline questions and protect Michigan workers from COVID. The new hotline will utilize experienced MIOSHA staff to answer questions from employers and workers.
MIOSHA has also provided clarification for the construction and manufacturing sectors to protect those workers. These Workplace Safety Guidelines can be found at Michigan.gov/LEO.
Employers must create a written exposure control plan which includes exposure determinations and outlines typical industrial hygiene steps to prevent employee exposure to COVID, including:
- Engineering controls
- Administrative controls
- Hand hygiene and environmental surface disinfection
- Personal protective equipment
- Health surveillance
- Training
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Key takeaways from the G7 Competition Summit on Artificial Intelligence
Facing the fast-growing development of AI across the globe, particularly Generative AI (GenAI), the G7 competition authorities and policymakers (Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the UK and the US) and the European Commission met in Italy on 3-4 October 2024 to discuss the main competition challenges raised by these new technologies in digital markets.
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